Women in Cities International is meant to be an exchange network for various partners concerned with gender equality issues and the place of women in cities on the five continents.
Its main objectives are to:
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Develop an international exchange network on women's participation in the development of cities and communities as well as the consideration of a gender-based approach in municipal planning and management;
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Promote local exchange on this topic within and between communities;
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Encourage exchange among diverse actors who can play a role (women's groups, non-governmental organizations, cities and municipalities, researchers, the private sector, media, international agencies and so on);
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Promote and organize expertise-sharing and training activities, the use of good practices as well as future international seminars and conferences;
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Advise local and national governments as well as international organizations on gender issues and the importance of mainstreaming gender in the management of cities and communities.
With the increasingly important role played by cities throughout today's
world, women's participation in urban development and the consideration
of the differing needs of women and men in municipal management and planning
are central to developing "good urban governance."
Since the early 1990s, and especially since the UN World Conferences on Women (Beijing, 1995) and Human Settlements (Istanbul, 1996), many partners have organized and mobilized around these issues. There are a now a number of networks uniting women's groups, NGOs, cities, municipal bodies, researchers, governments, and international and UN agencies.
We would like Women in Cities International to be one of these hubs for international discussion that contributes to the advancement of knowledge and practices in this field.
Cities in both the North and South have identified women's safety as a priority issue and a first International Seminar on Women's Safety was held in Montreal in May 2002. We hope to continue to develop related areas of work through discussions and collaboration with our partners, which means you.
If you share these objectives and wish to share your expertise and learn from the experiences of others through our network, you can become a member of Women in Cities International. Women in cities international is member of the Huairou Commission.
To do so, please take a few minutes to fill out our Membership
Form.
